Painting #11 - Wienermobile Hot Wheel
7" x 5"
Oil on Canvasboard
5.31.12
SOLD

It's not like I needed another reason to like a 27 foot-long, 11 foot-high v-8 powered hot dog that continuously plays my favorite song when I was 4. But it turns out that 1 of the 6 Weinermobiles has been spending a lot of time in the NW - our area in particular. It turns out they have been here not only bringing joy to kids (and adults) with regular stops at grocery stores and mall parking lots, but also raising funds for Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland. We'll be doing our part today by donating the proceeds from the sale of this painting to Doernbecher too.

Painting #10 - Cows
7" x 5"
Oil on Canvasboard
5.31.12
SOLD

Between us, we drive by the cows probably 10 - 15 times a day. The small farm where they live is on the semi-rural road that connects us to basically everything, so we get plenty of opportunities to slow down and see how they're doing. There are between 2 and 6 or 7 cows at any given time, and over the almost 6 years we've lived here, we've seen several generations be born, grow up and, well, go wherever cows go after that. I'd like to think that, like the older brother Chuck after the first season of Happy Days, they go off to college and that's why we don't see them anymore. But we all know better. It is nice, though, to have our own little bovine reality show and watch the whole circle of life play over and over again.

Painting #9 - Big Wheel
7" x 5"
Oil on Canvas Board
SOLD

We rode them on driveways. We rode them on sidewalks. We rode them down embankments and off homemade ramps. We would put pebbles in the holes that would eventually be worn in the back tires to make us sound more menacing. We were the Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and the only people we knew who wore helmets were Evel Knievel and the professional football players we all wanted to be when we grew up. We were young. We were fierce. And the world was ours.

Painting #8 - Strawberries
7" x 5"
Oil on Canvas Board
SOLD to Adam Tucker

We've lived in the Pacific Northwest almost 6 years now, and there are a million things that I love about it- the ocean, the mountains, everything. But one of my absolute favorite places is called Kruger's Farm on Sauvie Island in Portland. Berry picking, live music, and picnics for the whole family during the summer, corn mazes and bonfires in the fall, and amazing produce whenever it's in season. If you live in the Portland/Vancouver area, please check out http://www.krugersfarm.com/, and go often. Berry Jam, 'A Celebration of Oregon Strawberries' is Father's Day Weekend, June 16 and 17. We're going. You should, too.

Painting #7 - Baseball
7" x 5"
Oil on canvasboard
5.20.12
Purchased by Matt Campbell

Up until last year, Portland had a minor league baseball team, the Portland Beavers, that played in the middle of downtown. It was a charming, throwback brick stadium, complete with a human-operated scoreboard. You could see the guy scurrying around like a Keebler Elf, changing the green tiles that denoted runs, balls, strikes, etc. We left a game early one afternoon, and in the course of walking back to the car, passed behind the scoreboard. It was between innings, so the guy had a second to catch his breath. We smiled and waved as we walked by and he told us to wait for a moment. He came back with a home run ball that had landed somewhere near the scoreboard at some point. With a smile, he tossed it over the fence to us. It wasn't a foul ball or home run ball caught in the heat of the moment, but to Sean it was close enough.

Painting #6 - Tulips

5" x 7" 

Oil on Canvas Board

$6

Purchased by Deanna Dahlen

Painting #5 - Adirondack

Painting #5 - Adirondack

7" x 5" 

Oil on Canvas Board

$3

Purchased by Michelle Van Tress

Before we moved to the Pacific Northwest, the one warning I got from multiple people was 'Beware the Gray.' It rains a fair amount here in the fall and winter (and spring, on occasion). Apparently this is a cause for concern and a potential deal breaker to some who considering relocating out here. I have two things to say: 1, I lived through 13 Minnesota winters. I can do 'The Gray' standing on my head. 2, when I experience a pitch perfect day like today and know that I have roughly 5 months' worth of similar days ahead of me, it makes The Gray seem kind of insignificant and, in the big picture, well worth it.

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